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I r Thursday, August 24, 1933 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH'CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR IVP r W-h Browne-Langley Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller j. 7 owne announce the mdrriage of their daughter, Mary Alexandria, to Mr. Dewey Hobson Langley, on 'r'pdnesday, the 16th of August, 1933, McCormick, S. C. The above Announcement is of •Interest to the numerous frjends of the contracting parties throughout this section of the state. The bride is the youngest •daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E Browne, of this county. She receiv- ved her education at Winthrop Col lege since which time she has been teaching school. For the past four she has been a member of the. faculty at Landrum, S. C. Mr. Langley is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Langley ahd is now engaged in farming in McCormick County. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. W. Keller, pastor of the ' McCormick Methodist Church. After a trip to the mountains of ', "North Carolina, the happy young couple will be , at home near Mc Cormick. ' , txt Ginners Set Price ’ At $3.50 Per Bale South Carolina Officers With Ma rines In China Mrs. Pressly Goes To Make Her Home At Great Falls Columbia Aug. 17.—South Caro lina ginners at a meeting in Colum bia yesterday set a price of $3.50 a bale, plus 50 cents for bagging and ties, for ginning until a national ginners’ code is approved. An addi- 1 ional charge of 50 cents a bale for long staple cotton was included. This price is 50 cents a bale high er than recommended at a mass M. mee ting of fanners here last week to protest against an “excessive” price for ginning. The recommen dation of the farmers was for $3.50 a bale including bagging and ties with extra 50 cents allowance for long staple fiber. Following the farmers’ meeting, a southwide hearing at Memphis Sept. 1 and 2 on the ginners’ code was announced by George De- Loach of Columbia, president of of the ginners’ state association, who called yesterday’s meeting, is expected to represent the associa tion at the hearing. DeLoach urged that all ginners of the state observe the $3.50-plus price until after action on the code. This price compared with one of $4.50 a bale previously agreed upon by ginners in one county of the state. txt Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Castles and two, sons* Thomas Pressly and Leon Warren, of Great Falls, -S. C.. spent last week here with Mrs. Castles’ mother,. Mrs. . Emma Jeanette Pressly. Mrs. Pressly* returned with them Monday to Great Falls where she will make her home. Mrs. Pressly is the widow of the late Rev. Leon T. Pressly. pastor of the local A. R. P. church,^ whose sudden death August 5th cast a shadow of sadness over the entire town and community. Her innum erable friends here deeply regret that the community’s great loss in her beloved ^husband means a loss of her also. McCormick loved the Presslys and they loved McCormick* It was his desire to spend his last days here ‘among.tfie^ people •’ he loved, even thou^h ^(iLe received calls tip larger chtorchwr from time to t ■ Rff,; ■ ~ phaess iri.lier hew home. >*• —■ McCormick Man Is Piloting One Of Big NIRA Planes ' ,' r ' . ' -V ^McCormick friends of Lieutenant 7*”' Leland McAllister received a thrill of pride recently when they saw pictures carried by The Buffa lo Courier-Express, of him arvd his plane as he was received in,,Buffa lo by Postmaster Robert W tf Galla gher, and Arthur J.' Block, district chairman, of the National Recovery Administration. Three big U. S. army bombers, carring bundles of NRA placards from New York, droppad .out of the sky at the Buf- Jalo Airport and Lieutenant McAl lister, pilot of one of these, had the honor of handing out the placards to these distinguished members of the large group' which greeted them. Lieutenant McAllister is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McAllister of McCormick and his many friends here have watched his progress since graduating from the high achool in 1025- He graduated from the Citadel in 1929 and soon after ward entered the aviation corps of the U. S. army. When he graduated with honors from Kelly Aviation School in Texas, recently, he was transferred to Langley Field in Virginia. XXX Mr. Pennal Corrects Erroneous Statement \ C. & W. C. Brakeman Killed At Woodruff Street Crossing CORONER’S JURY STATES THAT TRAIN CREW IS BLAMELESS Spartanburg Journal, Aug. 21. Levi Norman, 48, of McCormick, negro brakeman for the Charleston & Western Carolina railway, was in stantly killed Sunday morning at Woodruff when he fell beneath a freight train after having flagged traffic at the:: West Georgia Street crossing. ■ - A coroner’s, jury, impaneled by Magistrate W. B.‘Alexander, upon authority ^if Coroner John S. Turn er, returned the following verdict: ’ *“«*• . :• - vt:v^Levi Nofthan came to his death max. heavy^rts ,4he . JPeopl*'slipping and filling under here extend to/Mrs.: Presky theij^ unavoidable on en- Imre and best wg** - fireman’s part.”| The accident occurred around 9 o’clock Sunday ihoming, according to information secured from the local raUway office. Norman’s body was badly mangled, it was stated. Norman’s head and feet were severed, one being found oij. one side of the .track and the other on the opposite side. The trunk of his body was between the tracks. Hie body was found by H. F. Wesson and Toy Fuller who noti fied Griffin Gallman, chief of po lice. The train crew missed Norman a short distance from .Woodruff and backed the train to the town, it was stated. The train was in charge of En gineer A. M. McNair and Fireman Scott. , u Norman is survived by his wife and several children and a number of other relatives. Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning and interment made in Mt. Moriah churchyard, near Mc Cormick. J. S. Strom’s service in charge. txt HELD CONSTITUTIONAL Spartanburg Journal. Any such quibbling as to the con stitutionality of the national re covery act that has been or may be raised may as well be brushed iside. When a house is on fire he owner does not act and react along normal lines. Extraordinary measures are applied to exigencies and crises that would never be dreamed of in normal times. That S s why the public in a way assumed ^hat the challenge of constitution ality of President Roosevelt’s great measure for national recovery would be held within the con stitution when brought into court, and a justice of the District of Co lumbia Court so rules. In so doing in the case brought by an oil refin- LT.-COL. EMILE P. MOSES Shanghai, China (by mail)—Sev eral native sons of South Carolina are serving as officers with the 4th Regiment of Marines on duty here. They are Lieut. Col. Emile P. Moses, of Sumter, senior officer of the group, Captain Charles N. Muldrow, of Darlington, 1st Lieut. James E. Kerr, of Aiken, and 1st Lieut. Thomas C. Perrin, of Bishopville. Col. Moses has been with the Marines since 1904 and'has served all over the world with that organ ization. He has twice been placed in command of the regiment fol lowing the sudden death of its pre vious commanders, and pending the appointment of an officer of senior rank. He is noted for his ca pabilities as a leader and is serving his second tour of duty in China. Captain Muldrow commands a machine gun company and Lieu tenant Perrin is attached to a sim ilar unit, while Lieutenant Kerr is I leader of an infantry company. Major John M. Arthur, of Union, S. C., who v was with the regiment, last year, is now executive officer of the. Marine Detachment which guards the American Legation at Peiping. Col. Moses was in the class of 1900 at the U. of South Carolina, while each of the four other South Carolinians are graduates of the Citadel at Cherlest6n. 'Apart ffom the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the Citadel has a larger represen tation among the Marine officers at Shanghai than any other educa tional institution. Scattered throughout the regiment are num erous enlisted men from various sections of South Carolina and from the training station at Parris Island. The regiment was sent to China early in 1927, when unsettled con ditions in that country menanced the lives and property of Ameri can citizens. Its members saw strenuous service early last year when warring Japanese and Chi nese forces battled in the vicinity of the International Settlement at Shanghai, and throngs of Chinese refugees sought shelter within the protected territory. —%XX- Cities And Towns Want Road Funds • Mr. Editor: I tiave been told by several persons this week that it was being talked by. some that the B. F. C. was paying my son to help me In my pffice. This I wish to correct. I have never thought of asking them to pay him for his! er, the justice states that even had services. I will ask those persons to the court the power to enjoin the go to the R. F. C. office where they have a complete record and find out for themselves. I think this would be fair tq me, the R. F. C. and the public. My son has been helping me in my office the past five years, excepting the time he was in school. Respectfully,'a C. W. Pennal,, ^ * County Auditor. 11 measure it should hesitate to use it for the reason that “Congress has declared that a great national emergency exists and has invested the president with extraordinary power to meet the emergency.” That is sound reasoning. AS the Anderson Daily Mail says: "That decision will serve to bring many into line who otherwise would con tinue on the sidelines.” The State, Aug. 19. A resolution was passed fcy the Municipal Association of South Carolina, meeting at the Jefferson hotel yesterday in special session, that the association urge the allo cation of at least 25 per cent feder- il aid of the emergency road funds by the state highway commission to projects in municipalities. Fol lowing is the resolution, as intro duced by Mayor A. C. Mann of Greenville: “Resolved, That the South Caro lina highway department be urged to allocate the projects within the corporate limits of municipalities not less than 25 per cent on feder al aid highways under the terms of the federal highway act (titled 11 of the NIRA), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereun der.” Yesterday’s meeting was called by R. A. Rouse, mayor of Cheraw and president of the municipal as sociation, for the purpose of oV taining information in reference to the public works program and to co-operate with the state public works board in its efforts to further the program of unemployment re lief. The association pledged its support to the state public works board, feeling that it was an im portant unit in carrying out the president’s recovery pragram. The association was addressed by Tom B. Pearce of Columbia, chair man of the state advisory public works committee, and J. L. M. Irby, engineer and executive officer of the board, who had just arrived to take up his work. Mr. Irby said that he would be ready to announce by the first of the coming week the location and opening of his office,, and be ready to receive and pass on applications from municipalities and other sub divisions of the state and for loans to carry out public improvements. Mr. Pearce gave an outline, of the plans of the state public works board and its operation and the rwsqfefbfhties of obtaining funds, through the board, for permanent municipal improvement. He stress ed the underlying principals of the public works program and the ur gent need to put the program into effect immediately in order to re lieve the acute distress , of the un employed. He called attention tc importance of municipalities plan ning work that would result in lasting and permanent improve ment, at the same time giving work to unemployed. It was called to the attention of the meeting that the act passed by the South Carolina general assem bly proporting to give municipali ties legal authority to negotiate loans for the purpose of carrying out municipal improvements had been tested in the South Carolina supreme court in the friendly case of Cathcart against the city of Co lumbia and the supreme court de cision had declared the act consti tutional. Therefore the legal ma chinery had been cleared so that any municipality having an im provement project or projects in view coming within the scope of the national public works act, may now proceed with its application. ! Officers of the municipal asso ciation are: R. A. Rouse, mayor of Cheraw, president; Dr. L. B. Owens, mayor of Columbia, and R. A. Jen nings, mayor of Orangeburg, vice presidents; R. W. Wade, Clinton city attorney, secretary and treas urer. The executive committee of the association is, including the ibove officers as follows; A. C. Mann, mayor of Greenville; Dr. W. A. Barnett, mayor of Greenwood; R. M. Kennedy, Jr., mayor of Cam den; H. M. Dunlap, mayor of Rock Hill; Ben Hill Brown, mayor of Spartanburg, apd H. K. Gilbert, mayor, of Florence. SXtfe Proper Ctiring Saves Sweet Potato Crop Clemson College, Aug. 19.—^Point ing out that usually about 50,000 acres of sweet potatoes are planted in South Carolina each year and that from our total annual pro duction only about two or three hundred cars are . shipped, exten sion horticulturists state that after about mid-winter the bulk of the crop has rotted largely because of improper storage practices, thus creating a serious economic loss. They estimate that 50 per cent of the state’s production of sweets is unsuitable for market largely be cause of improper curing and stor ing and assert that this loss is eas ily preventable. The standard sweet potato cur ing house is the safest means gen erally of curing potatoes; but in sections of the state where tobacco barns are available these bams can with little additional cash expend iture be put into condition for sat isfactory curing and storing of the sweet potato crop. Thereby these 'potatoes are made available for consumption throughout the winter and early spring and the market ing season is extended to enable growers to obtain much more satis factory prices than those prevail ing in the fall. As an aid to farmers in this di rection Extension Circular 124, Sweet Potato Storage in Tobacco Barns, gives complete instructions as to preparing the barns and cur ing the potatoes. It also gives gen eral dlrectloifs for operating ordi nary curing houses. This circular may be obtained free from county farm ag«nts or from the Publica tions Division, Clemson College, S. C. XXX ' lake the Buffet Supper Real Picnic The delightful informality of r buffet sapper seems a happy solu tion to the problem of entertaining* in hot weather, and, to make thr occasion- even more informal make it a picnic buffet supper, and serve only those, foods which can be prepared ahead of time, as a picnic would demand. The decorative effects may well be in keeping with the spirit of the occasion. .In the center of the buf fet or table, whichever you prefer to use in serving, place a medium sized picnic basket filled with fruits of all kinds, or, if you wish souvenirs for the guests. A basket filled with flowers, too, makes an effective decoration. , For the menu, a meat salad, a meat loaf, a platter of assorted cold meats, or a meat casserole are f.cmei of the most popular main i dislies.* They are easily served and are liked by everyone. Here are re cipes which are suitable Tor fchA In formal buffet suppep, an< i yet; qnes which require little effort in Prijjfcj aration. They are ’ suggested * by, Inez S. Wilson, home economist. Two Toned Meat Loaf 1 pound ground veal 1 pound ground ham 1 cup bread crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 pimento, chopped 2 onions, chopped 6 slices bacon Salt and pepper - ■ * Combine the veal and half the other ingredients, the bread crumbs, pimento, onion, and egg, and seasoning. Separately combine the other half of the ingredients with the ground ham. Line a loaf pan with bacon and pack in the ham mixture and press it into a level mass. On top of it pack the veal mixture and over all place the remaining strips of bacon. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for an hour and a half. Serve hot or cold. Lamb Salad 2 cups cold roast lamb, diced 1 cup thinly sliced celery 3-4 cup asparagus tips Lettuce 2 tablespoons salad oil 1 tablespoon vinegar Salt and pepper Salad dressing Mix diced cold roast lamb, celery, and asparagus tips. Add a few grains' of pepper and 1-8 teaspoon of salt to the salad oil and vinegar. Beat well and combine with lamb. Moisten with salad dressing and serve in a bed of lettuce on a large platter. Garnish with hard- codfcfed eggs, radishes, and sweet pickles. ' (0 0 v —rnTr-tl. ni: PROBLEMS IN JELLY MAKING Every summer the Bureau of Home Economics of the United States Department of Agriculture L receives many questions about jel ly flaking. Some of the points are of general interest. For example, “Can I tell when jelly is done by using a thermometer?” Experience has shown that one cannot rely on a temperature test. The “sheeting-off” test is more re liable. The temperature at which it occurs may vary with the kind or condition of the fruit. “Sheeting off” is when the sirup no longer runs from the jelly spoon in a steady stream but separates into two distinct lines of drops which “sheet” together. “Can I make jelly from my own canned fruit juices? Is It as good as jelly made when the juice is first extracted from the fruit?” The answer is “Yes” to both questions, except that there may be some loss of color in red fruits. Canning the juice first and making the jelly later makes it possible to * handle larger quantities of fruit during a -ush season. “Can I make any use of the mashed fruit pulp left after ex tracting juice for jelly?” is ofter asked. The Bureau savs that the •oomace cr pulp remaining after the mice is extracted will often make ' r ery good fruit butter if pressed h rough a seive to remove seeds and cooked down with sugar and a little spice. “How much jelly does a given amount of fruit yield?” is another thing many women want to know, so they can tell how many sugar glasses will be needed, how much sugar, and, if they are buying the fruit, how much to buy. Two pounds of prepared juicy fruit yields approximately I pint of juice. This made up with an equal quan tity of sugar yields about 1 1-2 pints of jelly. / X REPLANT WINDBREAKS Farm windbreaks in the prairie regions have suffered severely from heavy cutting for fuel wood during the last year, according to reports to the United States Forest Service. State officials report that on some farms as much as $100 worth of wood was removed, relieving tile farmer of buying other fuel. But wholesale cutting has left many farms and farm buildings^ exposed to the winds, and more planting will be needed to replace the trees lost from pioneer plantings. Some farmers are raising their owir seed lings to start new windbreaks and shelter belts. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All persons holding claims, against Leon T. Pressly, deceased, will please present them duly veri fied at once, and all persons owing: accounts to said Estate will pay "ame to Mrs. Emma Jeanette Pressly, Executrix, Great Falls, S. C_ AUQ 24, 1933.—4t. NEWSPAPERS AND DEPRESSION • Manv a newspaper in the United 1 States has courageously struggled to give its community a creditable daily hr weekly publication during- the trying years through which the country has been passing, though* the penalty has been sacrifice or profits and in many instances even? more. * In a sense that is true of no oth er institution, a newspaper is its community’s representative. A city or town is judged abroad by many things, but by nothing more than, its paper. Knowing that, the makers of newspapers have struggled through out the depression to make the best possible showing for their communities. The record is im pressive, from available statistics, that they have not been selfish. They have been compelled through force of circumstances to reduce* the cost of publication, but they have not cheapened their papers. They have made sacrifices in or der that their communities need not be ashamed of them.—Albany Herald. X CORNCRIB CAPACITY In determining the sizes of corn- cribs it is common practice to fig ure on 2 1-2 cubic feeet of storage space for each bushel of cleanly husked ear corn, says the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, Uni ted States Departrpent of Agricul ture. To calculate the capacity of a crib in bushels of ear corn, mul tiply the volume in cubic feet of •Storage space by-4 and'divide by 10. Silap^ed or- jerked corn with husks will reduce the capacity of crib a- •bout'Ohe fifth. A bushel of small grain or shelled com occupies approximately 1 1-A bubfc feet of space. To calculate tJlie capacity of grain bins in bu-- shels, multiply the volume in cubic $eet by 8 and divide by 10. ? tAT . 4 THINGS WORTH KNOWING Aviators flying at night througli riie.high-walled gorge of the Col- umbia river are now guided for fifty miles by red and green bea con lights. . fn the grave of a child of the pro-historic Mayan Indians were found forerunners of the talking doll—little dolls with whistles in them. A scientist has advanced the view that fluctuations in the num bers of wild birds and other ani mals are governed by sun spots, which occur in cycles. The germ of cerebrospinal men ingitis was discovered in 1887. Physiologists have not yet ex plained to their own complete satisfaction how a muscle con tracts. Ninety per cent of Ecuador’s pop ulation is estimated to be depend-' ent in some measure on agricul ture for its living. In one factory where electric, clocks are made a stethoscope is used in detecting whether a time- oiece is. defective. Ruins of a Roman theatre, the first discovered in Palestine, Wave been found at the ancient,'town, of Sephoris, near Nazareth. • t Recent photographs of the planets add evidence to the belieJT that Mars, Jupiter and Venus have an atmosphere, as the earth has. More than 65 per cent of Ari zona’s 113,956 square mUes of area, belongs to the federal govern ment, Including Indian reserva tions and forest reserve l&ndk. California’s tallest redwood tree measures 364 feet. Fuller’s earth gained its name be rceuse of its original use In fulling woolen cloth. Orange gsovea are: increasing rapidly In Faleattae..